1. Acceptable Risk Considerations Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

2. 1 How is this disease distributed? Hypotheses 2 Is there an association? 3 Is the association causal? 5 Did the prevention strategy work? Did the exposure and the disease turn up together? Why did the exposure and the disease turn up together? What’s my hypothesis? 4 What should be done to prevent the disease? What should I do? What should society do? Where are we and where are we going? Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

3. Epi Talk Risk Review Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations A measure of how often an event occurs in a defined group of people in a defined period of time. The likelihood of developing a disease.

4. Epi Talk Risk Perception One’s feeling or opinion of the existence or size of a risk. One’s estimate of the likelihood that an undesirable consequence, associated with some activity, will occur within a period of time. Review Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

5. Epi Talk Acceptable Risk Review The degree to which an individual or society is willing to tolerate the existence of something that poses a danger. Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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7. 1. Is the risk assumed voluntarily or involuntarily? Continuum Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations Most Acceptable Risk assumed voluntarily Least Acceptable Risk assumed involuntarily Examples

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9. Acceptable Risk Considerations 2. Are there less risky alternatives? No less risky alternatives Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Other less risky alternatives Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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11. Acceptable Risk Considerations 3. Is the risk from something that occurs naturally or is it from something that is man-made? Occurs naturally Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Is man-made Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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13. Acceptable Risk Considerations 4. Is the risk known with certainty or are we unsure that there is a risk? Not sure Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Certain Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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15. Acceptable Risk Considerations 5. Is the risk catastrophic or is it similar to those we assume everyday? Everyday Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Catastrophic Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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17. Acceptable Risk Considerations 6. Is the risk posed by something that is likely to be used as intended or is it likely to be misused? Used as intended Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Misused Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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19. Acceptable Risk Considerations 7. Is the risk assumed at work or outside the workplace? At work Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Outside the workplace Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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21. Acceptable Risk Considerations 8. Is the risk distributed fairly or unfairly? Distributed fairly Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Distributed unfairly Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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23. Epi Log Worksheet 2 Only affects person taking the riskAlso affects others Harm does not happen immediatelyHarm is very serious XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

24. Acceptable Risk Considerations 9. _________________________________________ Continuum Most Acceptable Least Acceptable Examples Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations

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27. Acceptable Risk Considerations CDC Investigation 4-3 has ended. Detectives in the Classroom – Investigation 4-3: Acceptable Risk Considerations